News from October 5. Maurice Taylor (Hou) suffered a dislocated left shoulder. It is not known how long he will be out. Memphis exercised their 04-05 option year for Pau Gasol and Shane Battier. Preseason games Uta 90, Dal 85 at Mexico City Raul Lopez (Uta) had 10 points including 2-7 FG. Aleksander Pavlovic (Uta) had 10 points including 4-5 FG. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 16 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. [note: I don't list players who don't play due to injuries during the preseason]